Show AMP ClA- ClA CLARKS CLARK'S K CANDIDACY IS ANN ANNOUNCED UNC V F Former mer Speaker Is R Ready ady to toRun toRun toRun Run If Party Patty 1 Tenders enders rs the Nomination WASHINGTON April Champ 16 Clark minority rity floor fl leader and forr former for for- r mer er speaker speaker of of the house is a candidate candi candi- date d te for the Democratic n nomination j lt at aC atthe the i S San Francisco convention o t OV n the i S San Francisco convention o t OV n Following an editorial announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment entitled Speaker Clark I the Strongest Nominee e tot for Democracy Democracy I racy appe appearing in th the New Orleans Orlean Item m. m published by James It M M. homp hompson son the Democratic leaders leader's son in inlaw in- in law aw the former speaker today said salt he 10 stands ready to acc accept pt the nomina tion if it is tendered him HES HE'S LIKE BARKIS Barkis Bark Is is he replied with witha a typical Clark twinKle when questioned questioned ques ques- as as' to his candidacy Clark declared he would make no noI personal campaign to secure the I nomination He lie was aware he said that hat his friends had started organizations organizations organizations In fn several states with his i nomination in view and if th they suc succeed teed in bringing about his nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion he will run The former speaker declared his opposition to instructed delegates He He- said aid he preferred an open convention with the V various rl us state delegates left perfectly free freeto to express their choice In n caucus assembled d. d It n was because of f this that he had refused to allow his name to go into the primaries Millions of Americans declared the he It Item m. m editorially IlY regardless of ot party arty affiliations felt at the time of f th the Baltimore convention 1912 that hat Speaker Clark was done a grave political Injustice by being dented denied a an n nomination he had earned by his sweepIng weeping majorities In the primary voting and by his clear majorities in the le convention itself N Nevertheless It t was pointed o out t Clark ever since has las been one one of ot the hardest workers i in n support of the Democratic admin admin- n. n I |